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Mike Krzyzewski and Jim Boheim are in, but Mike D'Antoni and Nate McMillan are out. The Duke and Syracuse coaches will stay on (as head coach and assistant coach, respectively) board with Team USA, but both spots previously occupied by the said NBA coaches are now up for grabs. Coach D'Antoni has reportedly cited the time commitment necessary as part of his reasoning for moving on,...
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The Knicks' exit interviews earlier this week with both team officials and the media proved to be a time for reflecting upon what went right and what went wrong this past season. Obviously, the ultimate goal of bringing that oh so coveted NBA title back to the Big Apple once and for all wasn't accomplished, so the summer offseason will be a period during which the Knicks look to improve and...
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The ping-pong balls have all fallen and the 2013 NBA Draft order has been decided. Thus, it's officially time for everyone to begin speculating as to who will end up where come next month. Mocks draft are now being released and published by the plentiful. Not much of an NCAA guy myself, I usually trust the decisions and instincts of those in charge of doing so for NBA teams. Obviously, even...
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Though many of the Knicks met with the media on Saturday night (following the team's playoff elimination loss to the Pacers) as well as Monday afternoon to discuss the end to their season, Jason Kidd was not one of them. The future Hall of Famer opted not to speak with reporters, avoiding even further scrutiny than he had previously fallen under, having not scored a single point in his final...
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This past season, the Knicks won 54 games in the regular season, built up a thirteen game winning streak, secured the second seed in the Eastern Conference, and came away with their first Atlantic Division title in nearly two decades. After taking over for the struggling Mike D'Antoni last season, new Knicks' coach Mike Woodson made sure to instill a new and improved defensive culture in the...
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The Knicks' 106-99 loss to the Pacers in game six of their round two matchup put an end to their NBA title dreams, thus allowing the season to come to a close. Having won a previously pivotal game five on their home court to stay alive, New York had hoped to steal a game six victory away from Indiana as well (this time on the road) to bring the series back to the Big Apple and essentially,...
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Defense win championships. Every smart basketball mind seems to understand this, and Knicks' Coach Mike Woodson is no different. Over the last year and a half, he has spearheaded a movement that's helped New York elevate their collective defensive effort immensely. Such an elevation has clearly been key to the Knicks advancing to where they are today. But whereas Woodson may be a defensive...
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Given how the Knicks responded to the beat down they received from the Pacers in game one of the semi-finals, it made sense that they clawed their way back into the series by returning the favor in game two. So when game three resulted in quite the feeble effort from New York, many expected them to come out raring to go. Unfortunately, only more of the weak play followed through game four. ...
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Shortly before earning himself a spot on the NBA's "All-Defensive" First Team, Tyson Chandler was quick to call out his Knicks teammates for their lack of ball movement on the offensive end. With a reputation as quite the defensive star, is Chandler right to have called out players like Carmelo Anthony and J.R. Smith? The fact is stagnant offense and too many isolation sets have both played a...
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Though he did earn himself a spot on the NBA's "All-Defensive" First Team Monday afternoon, Tyson Chandler's struggles in the postseason have arguably been more obvious than anyone else's. There's no doubt the big man has had a tough time containing the Pacers' Roy Hibbert throughout the Knicks' series against the Pacers. He hasn't done much to prove he deserves a spot amongst the league's...
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Over the past playoff series and a half, Coach Mike Woodson has continued to mix and match the order of his rotations in hopes of helping the Knicks find the perfect formula for taking down opponents. Unfortunately for New York, the team has struggled in spots against both the Celtics and Pacers to maintain a balanced attack for 48 minutes in each contest. But as the Knicks look to build...
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This past February, KnicksJournal.com reported exclusively via a source that the Knicks still intend to sign Chris Smith, brother of "Sixth Man of the Year" award winner J.R. Smith. The younger Smith was welcomed into the Knickerbocker family when he played for the team in Summer League, and was poised to compete for a roster spot in training camp. A knee injury forced him to have...
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The Knicks took care of business in the regular season with ease. After earning fifty plus victories, the second seed in the Eastern Conference, and an Atlantic Division title, New York looked poised to continue its success in the postseason. Though the Knicks recently won their first playoffs series in thirteen years, they only did so by sneaking past a Celtics team that wasn't...
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To many Knicks fans' displeasure, Coach Mike Woodson sometimes tends to prefer isolation offense more than anything else. Of course, there are times where Woodson is simply otherwise forced to depend on such offense, feeding the ball to the likes of Carmelo Anthony and J.R. Smith, milking them both for all they've got. As the Knicks know quite well, such a strategy still leaves the offense...
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After receiving a suspension for game four of the Knicks/Celtics playoff series, many New York fans blamed J.R. Smith for his team's loss last weekend. After missing his first ten shots of game five, Smith only started to pick up the pace in the later minutes of the contest. By then, it was too late for him to help the Knicks escape a 92-86 loss. Thus, there are plenty of Knicks fans who...